Visitors look at the hydroculture lettuce and herbs grown only by LED lamps at a booth of Japanese company Synergytec during the Eco-Products 2009, Eco Style Fair, in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Editorial note: I searched but could not find a website for Synergytec and this system.
This setup is so cool. AP captioned the system as hydroculture (a passive method) when in fact it is more accurately a hydroponic system. However, that's beside the point. The significance of this photo for me is that it is set up on an InterMetro type rack just like the racks in the CuGreen plant lab.
A big difference is that the lighting is LED while mine is ordinary fluorescent. Fluorescent lighting is adequate for growing and maintaining most indoor plants (i.e. houseplants) but not for growing vegetables. This is a peek into the future of urban greenscaping in city apartments and homes. Bravo!
via armoks.com
Visitors look at the hydroculture lettuce and herbs grown only by LED lamps at a booth of Japanese company Synergytec during the Eco-Products 2009, Eco Style Fair, in Tokyo,
Couldn't help noticing a similarity. The "Photo Gallery" link on our "Home Page" (links below) has a photo of lettuce growing under lights on wire shelving.
Photo Gallery
http://picasaweb.google.com/john4747/SunstationPhotoGallery02#
Home Page
http://www.daylightdesign.net
We grow our lettuce using a wick system which is a primitive form of hydroponics.
Posted by: John Dickson | October 26, 2010 at 08:02 AM